Microbiology Referral of Specimens and Isolates to Reference Laboratories Policy

13 pages. Covers eight reasons to refer, an eight step qualification of a reference laboratory, and a table matching each examination type to whether an isolate or the original specimen must be sent. Includes the information that must accompany every referral, classification and triple packaging requirements for infectious substances, a tracked referral register closed only on onward reporting, rules for transcribing and attributing a returned result, and an eight step discrepancy investigation.